ToME: the Tales of Maj'Eyal

I created a Yeek mindslayer for the first time today, and I found that if I take the weapon out of the "telekinetic" slot at the top, the "Beyond the Flesh" skill becomes permanently grayed out and won't let me put anything back in including the original weapon. Is this a bug or am I missing something in the interface. I'm asking in this section of the forum because I feel like I'm just missing something obvious. I have the Steam version, should be up to date.

You have to use the Telekinetic Grasp skill to equip things in your mind slot. Beyond the Flesh turns weapon attacks/mindstar pulls/gem stats on and off once you have something equipped. I always forget this every time I roll mindslayer. Since Beyond the Flesh is a sustain that can be turned off, it can be useful to put it on auto-use. If I remember correctly the automatic attacks can bump you out of a Movement Infusion, so use some caution.